Perspectives on Sustainable Computational Science and Engineering
Abstract
Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) combines expertise at the intersection of engineering, applied mathematics, and computer science to form powerful methods for model-based design and model-based decision support across disciplines. Today, CSE methods and tools have an impact as an enabling technology in the development of increasingly sustainable products, processes, and operations. However, sustainability is rarely considered holistically in the context of CSE itself. This paper develops a perspective on sustainability in CSE by distinguishing CSE as an enabler of sustainability in application domains from sustainability within CSE itself, which rests on two complementary pillars: sustainable computing and sustainable software. We present illustrative examples for these pillars and derive recommendations and best practices for CSE stakeholders. Developing an understanding of how sustainability can create added value in CSE is an important future direction for the field. This calls for a concerted effort within the CSE community to define measurable outcomes and best practices that embed sustainability as a core design principle rather than an afterthought.
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Julia Kowalski Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , USA
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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)
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German Aerospace Center (DLR) , Germany
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Alan Correa Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)
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German Aerospace Center (DLR) , Germany
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Uwe Naumann Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz , Mainz , Germany
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The Qt Company , Oslo , Norway
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Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
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Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems , Magdeburg , Germany
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University of Augsburg , Augsburg , Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Jülich , Germany
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Manuel Torrilhon Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Technische Universität Braunschweig
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Technische Universität Braunschweig , Braunschweig , Germany
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Niklas von der Assen Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Dipankul Bhattacharya Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
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University of Oldenburg , Oldenburg , Germany
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Faras Brumand‐Poor Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Jülich , Germany
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Semih Burak Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Leipzig University of Applied Sciences
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Leipzig University of Applied Sciences , Leipzig , Germany
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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf , Düsseldorf , Germany
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , Livermore , USA
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Lund University , Lund , Sweden
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Ruhr University Bochum , Bochum , Germany
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Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems
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Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems , Oldenburg , Germany
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Hannah Lanzrath Aachen
Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Jülich , Germany
RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Camilla Lüttgens Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Matthias Meinke Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Abigail Morrison Aachen
Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Jülich , Germany
RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign , Champaign , USA
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Georgii Oblapenko Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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University of Stuttgart , Stuttgart , Germany
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Jana Sasse Aachen
TU Dortmund University · RWTH Aachen University
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
TU Dortmund University , Dortmund , Germany
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Katharina Schmitz Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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University of Stuttgart , Stuttgart , Germany
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University of Stuttgart , Stuttgart , Germany
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Ingo Steldermann Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Anton Stratmann Aachen
Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Jülich , Germany
RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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Lambert Theisen Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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KDE e.V. , Berlin , Germany
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Tim Wegmann Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal , Saudi Arabia
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Anil Yıldiz Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University , Aachen , Germany
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